ED3193 - Teaching for Learning 2 (Primary)

Credit points:	03
Year:	2012
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Education

Limited offering available RATEP students only. Note: some lectures for the Cairns offering of this subject are delivered on-line through LearnJCU and requires students to have access to the World Wide Web for participation in the subject

This is the second subject in the Professional Studies strand of the Bachelor of Education, following ED2491 -Teaching for Learning 1. The focus of this subject will be the development of research informed practice to support productive and engaging learning in primary settings. Specifically, students will develop and articulate a framework for their own pedagogy and focus on collecting and reflecting on evidence to meet the needs of diverse learners in primary settings. Students will develop a repertoire of observation methods and teaching strategies to support evidence based practice and responsive classroom environments. Students are required to undertake five (5) days of professional experience. Students enrolled in the RATEP program are required to undertake fifteen (15) days of professional experience.

Learning Outcomes

• articulate a personal philosophy of teaching and learning congruent with recognised professional standards for teachers and understanding of relevant professional literature;
• gather and use evidence for reflection and planning for diverse learners in particular contexts;
• prepare for designing, implementing and evaluating sequenced learning experiences.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
• The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner.

Prerequisites:	ED2488 AND 42 CREDIT POINTS OF UNDERGRADUATE SUBJECTS
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	ED3093 ED3293

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 22-Mar-2012
Coord/Lect:	Ms Helen McDonald.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 13 hours workshops/Seminars 5 days professional experience
Assessment:	presentations (30%); assignments (70%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Satisfactory completion of the professional experience component.
Townsville, Limited, Study Period 1
Census Date 22-Mar-2012
Face to face teaching (Online tutorial attendance at RATEP site as per schedule to be advised)
Coord/Lect:	Ms Helen McDonald.
Contact hours:	13 hours tutorials - online tutorials 15 days professional experience
Assessment:	presentations (30%); assignments (70%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Satisfactory completion of the professional experience component.
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 22-Mar-2012
Coordinator:	Ms Helen McDonald
Lecturer:	Assoc. Professor Hilary Whitehouse.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures - Flexible delivery (some face to face, some on-line) 13 hours tutorials - (face-to-face) 5 days professional experience
Assessment:	presentations (30%); assignments (70%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Satisfactory completion of the professional experience component.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.